Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A method of expressing numbers as a product of a coefficient and a power of 10, typically in the form a x 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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How do you convert 950,000 into scientific notation?

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9.5 x 10^5

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True or False: The first part of scientific notation should be a number between 1 and 100.

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False. It should be a number between 1 and 10.

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Convert 0.068 into scientific notation.

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6.8 x 10^-2

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Express .000457 in scientific notation.

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4.57 x 10^-4

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Convert 520,000,000 into scientific notation.

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5.2 x 10^8

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What is the general form of scientific notation?

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a x 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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How do you determine the exponent in scientific notation when converting a large number?

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Count how many places you move the decimal point to the left to get a number between 1 and 10.

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How do you determine the exponent in scientific notation when converting a small number?

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Count how many places you move the decimal point to the right to get a number between 1 and 10, and the exponent will be negative.

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Convert 0.0000032 into scientific notation.

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3.2 x 10^-6